Interior · Surrey, BC
Baseboard Installation
Removal, profile matching and clean mitred-corner installation for homes, strata units and commercial spaces across Surrey and the Lower Mainland.
Matching, cutting and finishing
Most jobs start with matching the existing profile — measuring the current baseboard's height and moulding detail so a new room ties in with the rest of the house rather than looking like a patch. Where a whole floor is being redone, we'll walk you through current profile options if you'd rather change the look going forward.
Corners get cut on-site with a mitre saw rather than pre-fabricated, since very few interior corners in an actual house are a true 90 degrees — we measure and cope each corner so the joint stays tight instead of opening up as the house settles. Baseboards are nailed to studs where we can find them, caulked along the top edge and wall gap, and nail holes are filled and sanded flush, ready for paint.
MDF vs. solid wood in Lower Mainland homes
We install primed MDF baseboard in the majority of homes — it's dimensionally stable through the Lower Mainland's humidity swings and takes paint cleanly. Solid wood is worth the extra cost mainly where it'll be stained rather than painted, or in higher-end finish work. In bathrooms, laundry rooms or below-grade spaces with more moisture exposure, we recommend MDF or a moisture-resistant composite over solid wood.
Removal and wall repair
Old baseboard often pulls paint or a layer of drywall paper off the wall when it comes off, especially if it was glued as well as nailed. We patch and sand those spots as part of removal so the wall is ready for the new baseboard and any touch-up paint, rather than leaving you with a rough strip along the floor line.
Baseboard installation FAQ
- Can you match the baseboard profile in my older Surrey home?
- Usually, yes. A lot of Fleetwood and Newton-area homes from the 1970s-90s used a small handful of common profiles that are still stocked at local suppliers. If your exact profile has been discontinued, we can order a close match or run a custom profile for the affected rooms so the whole floor still reads as one continuous line.
- MDF or solid wood — which holds up better?
- Primed MDF is what we install in most homes — it's stable, doesn't warp with seasonal humidity swings, and takes paint cleanly. Solid wood costs more and is worth it mainly in high-end finish work or where the baseboard will be stained rather than painted. In bathrooms or below-grade rooms with more moisture, we'd steer you toward MDF or a moisture-resistant composite over solid wood.
- Do you remove and dispose of the old baseboards?
- Yes, removal, patching the wall where old nails or adhesive pulled paint or drywall paper, and haul-away are part of the quote — not an add-on.
- How long does a whole-house baseboard replacement take?
- A typical 3-bedroom home runs 2-3 days for removal, install and caulking, plus your own time for touch-up painting if we're not also handling paint. Larger homes or homes needing custom-profile orders take longer, mostly waiting on material.
Next Step
Ready for new baseboards?
Contact us today to schedule a walkthrough and get a written quote.